"Women's Employment in Hubei Province Since the Implementation of "Reform and Opening Up

The issue of women's employment has always been of concern to society, and China's constitution stipulates that women enjoy completely equal rights with men in political and economic life. In 1980 the Chinese government approved the "Convention on Eliminating All Forms of Discrimination Against Women," and in 1992 the National People's Congress passed the "People's Republic of China Law for the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women." These were part of a series of laws that established equal rights for women in various aspects of social life, and created good prerequisite conditions for women's employment. Since the foundation of New China in 1949, and in particular since the implementation of "reform and opening up" policies in 1978, rapid development of the economy has provided a more sound economic foundation for women to leave the home and work in society, as well as creating broad employment opportunities. As a result, women have achieved remarkable successes in the drive for modernization. At the same time, however, the drive for reform of the economic system, and the development of the market economy, have led to the appearance of many less than satisfactory phenomena in women's employment. What follows is a simple analysis, using census data, of the current situation and special characteristics of women's employment in Hubei, which may serve as a reference when solutions are being sought to women's employment problems. (Here it should be noted that because data on women's employment were somewhat lacking in 1978, in many places the base period for comparative data is taken as the third population census in 1982.)

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